The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 23, 1932, Page 1

— pate) — VOTE COMMUNIST FOR Unemployment and Social Insurance at the ex- pense of the state and employers. 2. Against Hoover’s wage-cutting policy. 3, Emergency relief for the poor farmers without restrictions by the government and banks; ex- emption of poor farmers from taxes, and from forced collection of rents or debts. Dail Central Orga (Section of the Commuunist International) orker | J WO VOTE COMMUNIST FOR Equal rights for the Negroes and self-determine ation for the Black Belt. Against capitalist terror; against all forms of p suppression of the political rights of workers, arty UV. Ss. A. 6. Against imperialist war; for the defense of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Union. Entered as second-cla: Vor Ik, N at New York, N. Y., ander the net uf March 3, 17! maiter at the Cust Ufftce HARBIN REPORT SAYS JAPAN PLANS 7 Price 3 Cents SEIZE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY AS STEP TOWARD WAR ON U.S.S.R. The S. P. Central Problem How to Carry Out An Anti-Working Class Policy With Working Class Support ‘AR against the Soviet Union is on the order of the day in the state and war offices of the imperialist powers. Japan is openly preparing for invasion f the Far Eastern frontier. ‘The Socialist Party national convention in Milwaukee is running true to form with other gatherings of the parties of the social-fascist second international. At its first session Saturday, after the keynoting and speeces of greeting were put out of the way, including the advice of Mayor Hoan to “forget Ruscia and stick to American issues,” the delegates plunged into edbate on the question of the socialist party attitude toward the Soviet Union. This question will not down. It involves the central question of the imperialist war already begun against the Chinese people by Japanese imperia?’sm backed by the other great powers for the crushing of the Chinese revolution and the partitioning of China among the imperialists. ‘This question will not down ‘because it involves the vital issue of the defense of the Soviet Union against the impending attacks and the form that the defense shall take. This question will not down because millions of workers and poor farmers want to defend the Soviet Union—and to know how best to defend it. This question will not down because it involves the whole question ef the struggle against American imperialism, its merciless drive against the working class, Negro and white, native and foreign born, because it involves the question of the struggle against imperialist war, the forms and methods of that struggle and the revolutionary struggle for the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of the proletarian dic- tatorship led by the Communist Party. Theee ars dke central questions of revolutionary working class poli- They are questions of TODAY. The Socialist Party claims to be for the class struggle. It claims to be against capitalism and for the working class. It wants to win the working class for its program. But it is against the proletarian dictator- ship—in the Soviet Union or elsewhere. It is against the soci-l revolution—but because ever greater masses of workers see the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism and the estab- lishment of the*Sovie: power .as the only way. .out..of-the, crisis, mass. hunger and imperialist war, the secialist party finds itself compelled to engage in numberless maneuvers in order to retain influence with work- ers and thereby keep them in the camp of capitalism's third party. In the Milwaukee conyention, according to dispatches, there is pro- ceeding a series of internal maneuvers designed to strengthen the Social- ist Party with the working class, to enable it to continue its hostility to the Soviet ~ ion and the social revolution without still clearer exposure of its counter-revolutionary role, ‘The resolution by\Paul Blanshard on the Soviet Union proposes en- dorsement of the Five Year Plan according to dispatches; it is described calling for an attitude of “friendly neutrality.” This resolution was supported by Norman Thomas with an amendment proposed by him ties. urging the freeing of political prisoners in the Soviet Union. “homas wants ail counter-revolutionists sct free in the Soviet Union cs imperialist attack impends, A resolution by Soviet Waldman and Vladeck asks for recognition of the Union. This fits in nicely with the “peace offensive” of American m behind which Japanese spies, diplomats, military and trade rtatives are given full ‘frecdom in the United States while workers rating against Japanese imperialism are shot, clubbed and Jailed Urging the recognition of the Soviet Union without mobilization of the working class for ifs defense and for the defense of the Chinese people simply plays into the hands of American imperialism—as it is intended to do by the pithors of the resolution. Algernon Lee came out for a continuation of open denunciation of the Soviet Union, Hillguit’s proposal contained a formal endorsement o1 “the socialist. teatures” in the Soviet Union and unrestrained denunciation and slander { the Sovict government. It is Glear that the ciscussion in the Milwaukee convention follows ‘the line of the “repert of the agenda committee on Soviet Russia” pub- lisned in the New Leader for April 23 which stated: i e recognize that the Hussian revolution and the Soviet gev t which it has ‘created sprang from historical, political and economical conditions PECULIAR TO RUSSIA and particularly from conditions existing in that country at the close of the world war, and we believe that NEITHER THE POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC REGIME OF SOVIET RUSSIA NOR THE METHODS BY WHICH IT WAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED ARE APPLICABLE TO THE UNI- TED STATES OR OTHER COUNTRIES OF MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT.” “While divergence of opinion among American socialists as to the nature and ~espects ef the Russian “experiment” is entirely legitimate, THE QUESTION HAS LITTLE BEARING UPON THE PROBLEMS AND POLICIES OF SOCIALISM IN THIS COUNTRY AND SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO “DIVIDE OUR RANKS OR TO STAND IN THE WAY OF UNIFIED AND HARMONIOUS ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN SOCIALISTS ALONG THE LINE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCAL DEMOCRACY.” (Our emphasis.) This is the official attitude of the second international; that the , Russian reyolution was and,is not part of the international revolutionary |elass straggle—that socialist party members and workers generally are under no obligation of class solidarity to support and defenu the Soviet Union. Support for Russian workers and peasants by the social fascist international and its parties is defined as a fight against the proletarian dictatorship headed by the Communist Party. The socialist party convention is mobilizing to fight the Communist , Party of the United States—to divert workers from the path of revolu- tionary struggle, to weaken the defense of the Soviet Union and the . struggle against imperialist war, to weaken and defeat the struggle against the capitalist offensive on all fronts which today is led by the Communist Party. Hillquit made this entirely clear in his keynote speech. , the problems created by the crisis, he said: “Communism wil not supply the remedy—with its dogmatic creed, spectacular antics, sectarian organization and destructive tactics it can never become a political power in a democratic country.” “Socialism alone offers and reasonable and effective way out to the American people, and above all, to the American workers.” (our emphasis). ‘The various groupings in the Milwaukee convention all give allegiance to this counter-revolutionary conception. They differ only, as their reso- lutions and debates show, as to how best to prevent revolutionary workers from seeing this clearly, Exposure of the Socialist party and {ts counter-revolutionary program before the whole working class 1s now more than ever a major job. ‘The Communist Party nominating convention in Chicayo on May 23- 29 will mark a big step forward in this basic work, In the mass struggle against imperialist war, for defense of the Soviet Union and the Chinese people the sharpest ‘tire must be directed | against the Socialist party, outpost of American imperialism, Speaking of | being met by intense terror in Weld, Morgan and Otero coun- | Scottsboro Defense Committees on toinal | reported and by presenting concrete | to unions, unemployed councils, fra- |and harbor workers and the whole | 1,000 Colorado Beet Strikers Demonstrate Protesting Arrests Three Counties Struck One Hundred Percent; | Still Spreads DENVER, Colo., May 22.—One thousand beet strikers demonstrated Friday before the court house in La Junta during the trial of eight of their number. The strike against star-| vation of the thousands of beet growers is) ties. There were 26 more arrests Thursday in Greely, 18 in Frederick, 3 in Swink and 3 in Arvondale, bringing the total of strikers arrested and charged with trespassing, or with vio- lation of the state anti-picketing law, to 78 for the first four (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) International Congress of Seamen and HarborWorkers Cheers Scottsboro Mother (By Cable to Daily Worker.) HAMBURG, Germany, May 22. — A-huge bamner-demandifg the release of the nine framed-up innocent Scottsboro Negrd boys hangs over the entrance to the large hall which is the scene of the First World Con- gress of the International Seamen and Harbor Workers. ine Coiy.cos includes 139 delegates representing | the seamen and harbor workers of 27 countries. tonnage of the Soviet Union has in- creased 100 per cent over 1913, with higher standards for the seamen and harbor workers and no unem- ployment among any group of Sov- iet_ workers. | The Congress sounded the key- note for a united front struggle a- | gainst wage cuts and imperialist war, and for the defense of the Chinese people and the Soviet Union and a | stem fight against the transport of | BELL COUNTY COMMUNIST CONFERENCE Miners Fight Terror in| Kentucky; Support National Convention BULELTIN CHICAGO, Ill, May 22.—The Na- tional Communist Election Campaign! Committee urges that from now on the time of the National Nominating Convention, May 28, copies of all ceredentials of delegates unions and other workers’ organiza-_ zations to the convention, shall be | sent to the Chicago headquarters, | 1413 West 13th St. Copies of creden- tials should be sent as soon as pos- sible to insure care of delegates. Ce Hie The National Nominating Conven- tion called by the Communist Party will open at 10 a, m. May 28 at People’s Auditorium and will continue at 7 p. m. in the Coliseum with seats for 14,000 visitors. The convention made up of delegates of workers’ or- ganizations and from local confer- ences of workers’ organizations. The Communist Party will propose to it a 7 Platform in whieh-the matt emphasis |- is on unemployment insurance. The Communist Party will also propose to | the convention that it nominate for | president of the United States, Will-| iam Z. Foster, and for vice president, | the Negro worker, James W. Ford. Campaign in Kentucky MIDDLESBORO, Ky., May 20. (By | Mail) —The Communist Party has 'Mrs. Ada Wright, mother of two of the Scottsboro boys, and J. Louis | Engdahl are seated among the frac- tional delegates. A Scottsboro reso- arms and munitions to Japan for use against China and the Soviet Union. | {CONTINUED O8 VAGE TRREE! lution calling for the organization of all ships and in all harbors to co- operate with the International Red | Aid has been unanimously adopted. | It was grected with a thunder of cheers and applause. George Mink, heading the Amer- ican delegation, introduced a resolu- | tion demanding the release of Tom Get Big Vote and Mooney. Tommy Ray of San Francisco, one | NEW YORK —As this is written, of the American delegation, made the | Manhatten Lyceum is packed full of report on war. The American dele- | delegates holding the New York City gates, Lorenz of New Orleans, and | Communist Election Campaign Con- Mink of NeW York, in discussion | ference. This conferer:ce will send raised the Scottsboro and Mooney |a large number of delegates to the persecutions as part of the war prep- | National Nominating Convention in arations of American imperialism, | Chicago. It has adopted a detailed Walter, secretary of the Interna- | program of activity for the New York Scamen and Harbor Workers, | campaign, with special tasks assigned facts proved that the crisis of world | ternal organizations, Negro workers’ capitalism is rapidly deepening, with | organizations, ex-servicemen’s organ- worsening conditions for the seamen | izations and others, The conference was opened Sunday working clas He showed deepening } | morning by N. Stevens, District | poverty and famine especially among Election Campaign Manager, and a the colonial seamen and dockers, He | | persidium elected representing the presented proof showing a decrease |'Trade Union Unity Council, building, of forty percent in the transport trade | marine, needle workers’ organiza- with fourteen million tons of ship- | tions, the International Workers’ Or- ping laid up, and 24 percent of the |der and the Communist Party. ships sailing with cargoes. He show-| The conference got under way with ed on the other hand, that the ship '655 delegates counted and more ar- Huge New York Communist Election Conference Held |Amter Calls for Increase In All Activities to} Force Concessions riving all the time. report on credentials classified shows 50 delegates from 47 shop committees and shop groups, 26 delegates from | 9 A. F. of L. local unions, 15 dele-| gates from 10 unemployed councils and block committees, 104 delegates | from 71 International Workers’ Or- der branches, 78 delegates from 33 workers’ clubs, 59 delegates from 38 women’s organizations, from 36 cultural organizations, 9 delegates from 4 posts of the Work- ers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League, 6 dele- | gates from 5 branches of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights, a dele- gate from another Negro organiza- | tio, a delegate from a Scottsboro | united front committee, two delegates from Chinese Anti-Imperialist League | branches, 83 delegates from 17 Trade Union Unity League unions and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Socialist Convention Shows Up Shopkeepers Hunting for Votes By C. HATHAWAY i (National Communist 2 con Bitter Hostility for U. Campaign Manager) MILWAUWEE, Wise, May} People Support It | 22.—The Socialist party con-! vention here showed its real !0n, tnder the guise of a plea for counter-revolutionary charac- democracy and support of the Soviet Unio: H id: ter better even than in the key- peta daa wk democracy parti- note speech of Morris Hillquit, ally. We demand democracy for by the passage of a resolution] everybody. Our worst enemy has for the release of “political| the same rleht to put forth thelr po- rt 4 sition as our closest friends. I even prisoners” and “the restora-| defend that right for white guard tion of civil liberties” in the Czarists.” Soviet Union. Speaking for this re- So here you have phrases pledging solution, Louls Solomon, last Social-! support to win the workers’ votes, ist party candidate for governor of but actually the most bitter hatred New York, made clear the utter hos-| against the Soviet Union and sup-| tility to the Soviet Union and the| port for its counter-revolutionary | Socialist party aid to the imperial-| enemies. ist war plans against the Sovies Un-| ‘The convention is sti) in-sessign, The platform and candidates will be adopted today. Just Vote Catching Not concern for the workers’ in- terests, but the most cheap and vul- ger vote catching spirit dominates the seventeenth national Socialist party convention which opened in the city auditorium here Saturday. Those at the helm of the conven- tion, Hillquit, ‘Thomas, O’Neal and Blanshard carefully avoid a clear cut stand on any question, choosing al- ways formulations for platform and resolutions which, while appearing redical, actually represent political straddling on all decisive issues. ‘The convention is composed of old timers. The official report states 219 | | delegates are present from 43 states, but actually. the highest vote on any sent by, A preliminary | 56 delegates | Japanese Continue Mass Arrests of Soviet Citizens in Harbin | JAPANESE | FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS SEEK TO CHANGE TRACK GAUGE ON RAILWAY TO TO SOVIET BORDER In a dispatch to his paper, Hallet Abend, Far Eastern corres- pondent of the New York Times, admits that the Japanese militarists are carrying on a monsirous series of provocations against the Soviet | Union. He reports that wholesale arrests of Soviet citizens are con- Here are the p in the world’s two most famous cases in- vloving political prisoners, Tom Mooney and the nine Scottsboro boys. | Here also are Mother Mary Mooney, veteran fighter for her son's free- | dom, and Richard B. Moorc, noted Negro speaker, now campaigning together for immediate and unconditional freedom for both Mooney and the nine innocent Scottsboro ‘Berlin Wether Seats Windows of Jeane Embassy rs stormed the Japanese Esnbassy ga’nst Japan's preparations for The demonstration was organized by | tack upon the Soviet Un‘on, | Friends of the Soviet Union. The demenstrators shaticred the windows of the their way into the reception room ard there smashed | The police attacked the de: rators and arrested a irexiber of | them. | x hi Obato, the J of the fascist band, the ation fer an immed the nese Ambassador to German ich is at the hi e Soviet Union. » is a member ad of the agit- Hail} 1 io Attention, District | | 1,000 Hail Moore || Organizers! and Mothar WV In view of the importance of the contents of No. 6 of the Com- munist International magazine in| | mobilizing the struggle against imperialist. war and in view of the seizure and suppression of this issue by joint action of the U. 5. Customs officials and the State) | Department, the widest poss:pie! | circulation of (his issue, now being reprinted, must be secured among ail Party members and revolu-| tionary workers. Vooney : at San Diego Calif.Wor iors Release of Mooney, Scottsboro Boys LOS ANGELES, May 2%. — Over one thousand workers greeted R. B. night at San Diego. The meeting | was held in the large Ross Audi- torium. | CONTENTS | The War and the Immediate Tasks | | of the Communist Parties on! the Question of the Revolu-| tionary Way out of the Crisis, Lessons of the English Elections. | | The Second International and the! | War in China. | The Struggle against the Export | of Munitions. The slogan “Answer the Wall Street-Hoover-Stimson suppression of the Communist International magazine by a ten-fold in cir- culation” must be realized in practice. Immediate orders should be sent in by wire and airmail. Orders are expected not in tens but in hundreds of copies. Bundles of The gathertng of Wwegro and white workers demanded the freedom of the nine Scottsboro Negro boys, of Tom Mooney ana Billings and all class-war prisoners. A resolu- tion was unanimously adopted to this effect. Three hundred and fifty workers assembled in Fresno last Tuesday night at an enthusiastic Scotts- boro-Mooney protest meeting. Two hundred and fifty held a similar protest meeting in Bakersfield last Wednesday. Mother Mooney and Moore will appear at a huge mass meeting in San Francisco on May 24th at the Polk Hall. They will also partici- twenty, 8 cents: bundles of one) | pate in the parade and mass meet- | |hundred, 7 cents; two hundred) | ing on May 25th in Oakland. Other and ‘ifty, 6 cents, Send orders to meetings this month are in Port- land May 28 and a big demonstra- | tion in Seattle May 30 at the Peop- Wee Pate 5.) Workers Library Publishers, P. O. Box 148, Station D, New York City. Demand | Moore and Mother Mooney last | tinuing and that the Japanese are maneuvering to seize the Chinese ‘Eastern Railway, own- ed by the Soviet Union jand jointly operated by China and the U.S. S. |R. Cabling from Har- bin, Manchuria, he says: | “By political, military, fi- nancial and mechanical means Japan is pressing her advantages against the Chin- ese Eastern Kailway, a valuable railway property which is of i mense political, strategic and eco- nomic importance to the Soviet Union, and fears are felt here that the railway question may bring about the Russo-Japanese clash which the Far East has been dread- ine for many years.” The Japanese, he reports, have brought about through thelr Chin- ese militarist tools a I Chinese memb | rectors of tt bers of tt da tanda Americen- ae tracks, “the same gauge as the Sor Manchuria is aimed to- ward facilitating movement of Japanese troops to the Soviet border. In ad e than 300 Soviet arrested recently nd their Chinese White Guard allies, itions have pass that alrea eached such a ousands of Soy- t for Soviet ter- re withdrawing reported ri and the ances “ave erved conditions to such that the large firms or Harbin are pro- found), not only about the immediate future by about pros- pects in the years ahes SATURDAY WAR ISSUE wit | HAVE 3-PLGE SUPPLEMENT! uf AT ONCE! The special War Issue of the Daily Worker, dated Saturday, May 28th, will have an 8-page supplement in addition to the regular ‘-page paper. Besides | | special articles on War, this sap- | | Plement wil contain articles on | | the election campaign and the || Veterans Bonus March, As the largest possible distri- bution of this issue must be ob- | | tained, all Party units and mass | organizations, etc. are urged to, | make arrangements to order, sell | | and distribute the Saturday paper, One of the cardinal points in the platform of the Party for the election campaign is the defense of the Soviet Union. Comrades going out in the signature drive should there fore ze advised to take along dozens of copies of the War Issue to inform the workers of the impending attack on the Soviet Union and to tell them how we can prevent, such an attack! RUSH ALL ORDERS TO THE DAILY WORKER, 50 East 13th Street, New York City! DONT DELAY? y